What is social egg freezing or fertility preservation ?

Fertility Preservation also known as Social egg freezing, a women (both single & married) can preserve her fertility by freezing (cryopreserve / vitrification) her eggs (oocytes) and after several years can use these healthy eggs to get pregnant, which otherwise is difficult & might have to shell out more money later.

This is a wonderful option for single & married women in their early & late 20’s who are career oriented & want to achieve their goals & dreams before starting a family.

Females are most fertile from the age 21 to 29 years, after 29 female’s fertility (egg quality) starts declining & as the female age progress her chances of getting pregnant goes down drastically. Also the chance of miscarriage & health issues to mother & baby increases significantly.

Fertility preservation is very cost effective method gives married females freedom & mental peace, they can relax & focus on their career goals & strive to achieve their dreams. This frozen egg (Oocyte) provides insurance just in case the female loses her fertility due to various factors like getting old, Cancer, Primary ovarian failure etc. or any unforeseen accident.

Though the women may grow old but her frozen egg health will remain the same for several years, thus even in her late 30’s or early 40’s she has the same chance of women in her 20’s (frozen egg age) for becoming a mother.

Embryo – An embryo is formed when a women (wife) egg (oocyte) is inserted with Husband’s sperm & kept in a special incubator to grow & form an Embryo, forming embryo provides an extra insurance layer to the couple who wish to start a family at a later stage of their life.

Sperm Freezing – For Males similar option is available, a single Man can also freeze their sperm & retrieve the same at a later stage of life, and this frozen sperm provides insurance just in case the Man loses his fertility due to various factors like getting old, cancer etc. or any unforeseen accident.

What are the other reasons for social egg freezing?

As mentioned above, egg freezing through Cryopreservation can increase the chance of future pregnancy. There might be several reasons why you would want to post pone your pregnancy. E.g.  

• Medical reasons – when pregnancy at this stage is harmful for you.

• Cancer treatment – when getting healthy is your first priority. You should opt for freezing eggs before start of Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy as these treatments are toxic for ovaries and will impact the quality of eggs.